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Thank you! I ordered one with What Lies Beneath

Saw the film today, basically it’s Kong’s Story but it was mindless Showa Style fun. The pace was good, just enough human interaction to catch your breath between the monster mayhem.
 
The music was a slight improvement, they used an orchestra as well this time.  But there moments where it sounded like cheesy 80’s synth. 
 
I don’t understand how they claim Godzilla’s original music wouldn’t work but then allow a lousy pastiche version to represent Godzilla and someone else. 
 
I'm disappointed that as the films progressed they moved away from the tone of the 2014 film and Skull Island too. 
 
I’d give this one 3 out of 5 stars. 

His score to Phrophecy is one of my favorites and The Car is a solid effort as well, love the use of Dies Irae through it.
 
 

Saw the film today, basically it’s Kong’s Story but it was mindless Showa Style fun. The pace was good, just enough human interaction to catch your breath between the monster mayhem.
 
The music was a slight improvement, they used an orchestra as well this time.  But there moments where it sounded like cheesy 80’s synth. 
 
I don’t understand how they claim Godzilla’s original music wouldn’t work but then allow a lousy pastiche version to represent Godzilla and someone else. 
 
I'm disappointed that as the films progressed they moved away from the tone of the 2014 film and Skull Island too. 
 
I’d give this one 3 out of 5 stars. 

I went ahead and snuck mine in right before it expired.

I went ahead and snuck mine in right before it expired.

Just had my contribution taken and email confirming that it was all funded. Hurrah! Now just need to wait to see my name in lights (well a thank you in the credits). Oh and can't wait to hear it, obviously. Decided to give all the clips a miss, feels like one of those things I will enjoy more when the whole thing is there to enjoy.

I wonder how much of this was a boost from Minus One, plus we never got a true sense of how much box office GvsK could have done because it was released during the Covid period.

Good idea. I'm almost exactly four lines above you. 

Well at least the first two Godzilla monsterverse films had good scores. Can’t win em all.

Well at least the first two Godzilla monsterverse films had good scores. Can’t win em all.

Not delivery, that's for sure.

Lost in Space box set.
 
I’m hoping that perhaps one day LLL will do a set containing only Williams’ music from the TV show sets they’ve released.

Lost in Space box set.
 
I’m hoping that perhaps one day LLL will do a set containing only Williams’ music from the TV show sets they’ve released.

Lost in Space box set.
 
I’m hoping that perhaps one day LLL will do a set containing only Williams’ music from the TV show sets they’ve released.

Plus they did the visual effects in house. They didn’t have to outsource. 

Robert Downey "Tony Stark" Jr winning an Oscar while Killers of the Flower Moon leaving with empty hands seems like Marvel getting their revenge 

I'm am simultaneously surprised at how much of an instant buy grail this was for me AND how much I'm enjoying it.
 
This was probably on my "must buy" list because I've wanted the opening credits for nearly 40 years and because I had asked for it for so long it felt it would have been rude not to. This falls into my "used to have the movie audio on tape just to hear the music" category. Also I usually figure if I have any kind of an unmentionable that I ever listened to with any regularity that the bill is due.
 
I knew from the film and even a cursory examination of the track list that this was going to have a lot of instrumentals of the songs from the songtrack. How much Danger Zone could I handle?
 
Turns out? A LOT. The various mixes and variations of all of the songs are terrific. And I was very surprised in a couple of cases I knew the exact moment of the film that this scored. (I saw this movie a LOT in 1986.) Mighty Wings also gets a great showing. The only place where the album bogs down (and this is just due to the nature of ordering by film order I would suppose) is when we get three instrumentals of Take My Breath Away for almost eight minutes. I think I need to find my favorite and lose the other two for a playlist.
 
Then there's the "original" Faltermeyer tracks. I love them. Those opening notes of Two Migs, Not One go straight to part of my brain. The heroic / nostalgia setting of the Anthem in Viper's House and Carrier Ready Room and Takeoffs is delightful. And every time that drum machine from the opening starts up I'm ready to do pre-flight checks.
 
It's also nice to have the expanded original program. This album is iconic. I haven't listened to most of it in forever. This got a lot of play in high school. I used to like Destination Unknown a lot.
 
If you have even a passing interest in the film, the music, or Faltermeyer, then this is a good buy.
 
Unrelated story: We went to go see Iron Eagle in early 1986 and they showed the trailer for Top Gun. I knew that THIS was the jet movie that I really wanted to see. Kind of like when I went to go see Legend and they showed Labyrinth. And both times the trailers had the better movie.

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Congratulations for G - 1 for winning the first Best Visual Effects Oscar for a Godzilla movie.

Postman delivered yesterday.

I have the 2nd release of the Ultimate Millennium Falcon sitting here but haven't been able to build it yet. 
 
Part of it is that my mom knew I wanted it and and before she passed, set aside the funds for me to get it. 
 
I also have the smaller Falcon I built 8 years ago and an x-wing my daughter got me for my birthday last year.
 
 
 
 
 
I believe I had several of these engines in the 70's. I had a huge box full of the lego tracks, when they were the blue rails and white ties. Plus quite a few of the older sets, like the station and a cargo depot. plus I had quite a few of the individual  rail cars and I had a battery operated passenger train set too.
 
 

This is in no way TUESDAY!
 

 
I guess it's time to buzz the tower!
 
I'm through the main program and I'm pretty sure that after this I'm popping in Labyrinth. If I felt any more like 1986 right now my acne would be terrible.

Coming 3/19...
 

 
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